Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-08-26
\ PAIR OF SENpENDERS.


ptIu ar ,I-,p,,,-nr,n,
| lIh Vf NtNI ENUEhN.
II one had h.ntel that the heart Of
Mile phrlouiS,, WAS affected by the yeri-
est >harr If sentiment il would have pro
vnkrd smile in the Mar~uu,icr house
/ hold This niece of the old gentleman.
NJ Nar>uuDrt. had been living in his fam
lily for over twenty Years. having first
come there after her fathers drsuaSc in
the country. when She WAS only IL wears
of age. After haSty glance at tins very
neat and quiet maiden she would have
been regarded n person very fond If
her own society and of reading She
always wore an air Of painful humility.
and ln the whole parish there Was hardly
another - dryout. Gentle and kind 10 Il
fault she seemed 20 lack entirely that
! peculiar mHg~nrfiSru 80 often seen in InuS,.
/ modest natures that are filled with rrucr.
( Gus ii:pul>yS.
Rather tall. with face too SHARPLY CUt
/ to be beautiful. she would be still
. called a very attractive woman. were
/ il not for a certain riciditv ahout
| the lips that betokened extraur,!i-
I nary nruucSs II was this, So it WAS
! said. that had kept many "A man from
| making any attempt upon her heart. In
! the company Of gentlemen she threw of
/ something "f her reserve. and after she
/ had passed - some cruelty hiu:cd. she
/ even had made little advances. as if fear
ful "f a life Of cclhary. How much 81
tins was true, il would be hard now L
say. Yet AT 20 she paid more than ordi
nary attention /" her front hair, and wa
not aV"rSc Ia displaying her activity at
dancing parties ConJradiCtorr a. it may
appear, with all this she openly scotIe, AT
emotion and the influence Of loye. She
would grow quite c!ulUcEt over the duty
women owed 10 themselves to remain
sinGl" and rndcavor 10 eNalt the condition
OF the sex, and when most excited un the
subject, with faint imitation Of signs. She
would hint that this position was one a.
ner own choosing. aS opportunities had
never teen lacking had she desired 10
change her state.
There were few households in Louisiana
more delightful 10 visit than that on the
Belle savage plantations. Old NJ Mar
soudct wa> typical creole gentleman. his
vie countess III beauty ami dignity. .
and their daughter li"lniSe. vivaCiulis
little brunette. who filled the house with
sunshine Certainly if beauty Of pros
pect luxurious surroundings and CU!tlva-
u"n Cnatu give pure Contcntmcnt, all these
were Iu toe found at Belle Savage. The
coiorci servants were courteous in their
mauncrS. the saddle horses were all that
could he wished and that most important
individual. the cook, Alike. was Z mars-
tro. The hoSp!talitieS ut the MGr>ouLey
home Were well known all along the coast.
rs the hanks of the Mississippi were wont
~ he called IN those days. and during the
delightful evenings Of spring the Icyee
road fronting the plantation was seldom
without g.N caNalca"" either going to
or coming from that taVorite rendezvous
Of the yDunE people of the locality.
SONG three months before the time re
ferred 10, in this souvenir Of other days, a
Ycun- gallant had Cantcrei up this same
r0aC IN state ot high nervous excite
meli. lie tr"ited his horse a'nnG the
H'Ad avenue leading from the distant
I:"hl gate up 10 The house ana aii%hte" at
me ""ad stairway hel"Te the house.
win Soiht'hlnG IKE desperate Vaior he
a>Fille'i L" tAe gallery ana after paving
Ms deNo!rs 10 tht iahil!E there assembled,
'eluee'eo an interview Win Old Mons
MafSouuG' ON business: In the obscure
hEht OF the library be then asked for the
hahu OF hei"lNe, ana rs his family and
hlflieeh were Wen known. the Ola gentle
man gave MS PERMISSION 10 the sult"r 10
maze MS supreme eh"Ft Win the young
iaus herNe-i' IN it" Gay ne hat a. cN-
ceLehi success IN ms quarter, ana 1t WAS
h"t long "elnEe preparations were gong
on ior 4 NeuuLtS.
Inc cousin MIie- iheioi!se, was quick
10 appreciate lle situation. ana, during
Iner morning WALKS IN the Sarcen. eN-
t'e7s''l "tI -I"''i''A'loii mat II li'i"iNe
lii'',t ,'i'i IL was prov ,ien,'"! Inti sAe
Si-o"i,t nav NS'eT''" Sucl 4 AiI-hI' fur
lie, ', sen sue H','I loHS slice tfen the
't'I'''i'y." "a A'''e VI human tIie',,"h anu
vas -, '9iiS4 ~ 'e'i',iIt Si'l-'C NAN Wa
no. !" 'r 'i"S'e'', ana sue CTuiL ana would
t.'' u-SS iie' S,io,l7 "'sIihe i"r 'iie SeA'
u" r.. H''e "e 90 'e''-7 - ''ie'ii'
"uS 4'o' nan ''i''' s''e iI'i'' i4e' CT 't'l.
Nowhere dld an approaching wcGuIng
create more general high spirits than on
Louisiana sugar plantation during the ex-
lsten"e "t slavery. From the most youth
fnl h"l' hand To the Gotn!neerlng honsc-
keeper, every darky felt personal in
terest III the event, ana n general hliIrity
prcFali,u- Two Gays hei"re the WedIin;
Mile Pne-onlse called He!oi>e 10 her
cAarner after breahfaSt- or all the
household The OH maII appeared least eX-
cited over the approaching nnptlals. She
lad preserved her usual demcanor, and
moved about the house a. silently and de
murely as a SISTER OF charity. Sometimes
she would rate the servants for undue
lerlty IN rather awkward English, for She
affected AnowiedS" OF that tongue after
leaving school. an! WouId seldom speak IN
rench IL she could MAKE her auditors IN
derstand her Anglican efforts.
When tlcl1iSc entered the apartment